Teastas Mor
Purpose | Determining gameness |
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Year terminated | 1968 |
Restrictions on attempts | Single attempt |
Countries / regions | Republic of Ireland |
Fee | Free |
Teastas Mor was a certificate of gameness issued to a dog by the Irish Kennel Club. [1]
Strict Irish Kennel Club rules governed the Teastas Mor (certificate of gameness). It was considered that the discipline ensured contests between dog and
Rules
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1. The trials must be conducted strictly within the law and are restricted to dogs and bitches which have not already qualified for the Teastas Mor certificate.
2. a) A
2. b) In the event of any serious injury occurring to any dog or badger, the animal at the discretion of the Veterinary Surgeon shall be humanely and expeditiously destroyed.
3. The trial of any dog must be in natural setts. Under no circumstances may tests be carried out in artificial setts. A dog may not be tried more than twice in any trial.
4. Once a badger is "drawn" (pulled out of the ground), it must not be released or returned to the earth until the conclusion of the trials.
5. Badger in captivity shall not be used for tests or training.
6. Sounders (dogs making a particular sound which means "I have found it.") are expected to
7. The badger shall be drawn by a strong terrier, with the assistance if necessary, and the size of the badger and underground conditions noted by the judges.
8. If a sett is apparently unoccupied, several terriers may be run through it and their eagerness to search noted.
9. With regards to strong terriers, the Teastas Mor is to be awarded to the terrier showing gameness in attacking badgers. Five minutes is the minimum period a terrier shall be in contact with the badger, except when the terrier draws the badger in less time. Each terrier shall be withdrawn as soon as possible after the five minutes have expired. The judges may direct that a terrier be again tried if, in their opinion, the first trial was for any reason an insufficient test.
10. Five minutes are to be allowed a terrier before being disqualified for failing to get in contact.
11. Barking shall be eliminated as much as possible and disqualification will follow barking after contact, provided that no terrier is disqualified for barking when in actual contact.
See also
References
- ISBN 9781446547472– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9783844239225– via Google Books.